- to send, expel, or otherwise cause to move by force or compulsion: to drive away the flies;to drive back an attacking army;to drive a person to desperation.
- to cause and guide the movement of (a vehicle, an animal, etc.): to drive a car;to drive a mule.
- to convey in a vehicle: She drove them to the station.
- to force to work or act: He drove the workers until they collapsed.
- to impel; constrain; urge; compel.
- to carry (business, an agreement, etc.) vigorously through: He drove a hard bargain.
- to keep (machinery) going.
- Baseball.
- to cause the advance of (a base runner) by hitting a fair ball: Another blast off of Miller’s bat drives Rojas from first base all the way to third.
- to cause (a run) to be scored by hitting a fair ball: She drove in two runs in the sixth inning.
- to hit (a golf ball), especially from the tee, as with a driver or driving iron: She drove the ball within ten feet of the pin.
- Sports.
- to hit or propel (a ball, puck, shuttlecock, etc.) very hard.
- to kick (a ball) with much force.
- Hunting.
- to chase (game).
- to search (a district) for game.
- to float (logs) down a river or stream.
- (in mining, construction, etc.) to excavate (a mine or tunnel heading).
- to cause and guide the movement of a vehicle or animal, especially to operate an automobile.
- to go or travel in a driven vehicle: He drives to work with me.
- to hit a golf ball, especially from the tee, as with a driver or driving iron: He drove long and straight throughout the match.
- to strive vigorously toward a goal or objective; to work, play, or try wholeheartedly and with determination.
- to go along before an impelling force; be impelled: The ship drove before the wind.
- to rush or dash violently.
- the act of driving.
- a trip in a vehicle, especially a short pleasure trip: a Sunday drive in the country.
- an impelling along, as of game, cattle, or floating logs, in a particular direction.
- the animals, logs, etc., thus driven.
- an inner urge that stimulates activity or inhibition; a basic or instinctive need: the hunger drive;sex drive.
- a vigorous onset or onward course toward a goal or objective: the drive toward the goal line.
- a strong military offensive.
- a united effort to accomplish some specific purpose, especially to raise money, as for a charity.
- energy and initiative: a person with great drive.
- vigorous pressure or effort, as in business.
- a road for vehicles, especially a scenic one, as in or along a park, or a short one, as an approach to a house.
- a driving mechanism, as of an automobile: gear drive;chain drive.
- the point or points of power application to the roadway: front-wheel drive;four-wheel drive.
- a storage device, as a flash drive, HDD, or SSD.
- Sports.
- an act or instance of driving a ball, puck, shuttlecock, or the like.
- the flight of such a ball, puck, shuttlecock, or the like, that has been driven with much force.
- a shot, especially with a driver or driving iron from the tee, that is intended to carry a great distance.
- a hunt in which game is driven toward stationary hunters.
- excitation (def. 5).
- noting or pertaining to a part of a machine or vehicle used for its propulsion.
- to attempt or intend to convey; allude to; suggest: What are you driving at?
- to aim a blow or missile at; attack: He let drive at his pursuers.
- to push, propel, or be pushed or propelled
- to control and guide the movement of (a vehicle, draught animal, etc)
- to compel or urge to work or act, esp excessively
- to goad or force into a specified attitude or state
- to cause (an object) to make or form (a hole, crack, etc)
- to move or cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force
- to hit (a ball) very hard and straight, as (in cricket) with the bat swinging more or less vertically
- to strike (the ball) with a driver, as in teeing off
- (tr)
- to chase (game) from cover into more open ground
- to search (an area) for game
- to transport or be transported in a driven vehicle
- to rush or dash violently, esp against an obstacle or solid object
- to carry through or transact with vigour (esp in the phrase drive a hard bargain)
- to force (a component) into or out of its location by means of blows or a press
- to excavate horizontally
- to fell (a tree or trees) by the impact of another felled tree
- drive home
- to cause to penetrate to the fullest extent
- to make clear by special emphasis
- the act of driving
- a trip or journey in a driven vehicle
- a road for vehicles, esp a private road leading to a house
- (capital when part of a street name)
- vigorous or urgent pressure, as in business
- a united effort, esp directed towards a common goal
- a large gathering of persons to play cards, etc
- energy, ambition, or initiative
- a motive or interest, such as sex, hunger, or ambition, that actuates an organism to attain a goal
- a sustained and powerful military offensive
- the means by which force, torque, motion, or power is transmitted in a mechanism
- (as modifier)
- a hard straight shot or stroke
- a search for and chasing of game towards waiting guns
- the signal applied to the input of an amplifier
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